Bhavan’s Public School celebrates World Press Freedom Day

10 May 2017 - 9:24

The Peninsula

World Press Freedom Day was celebrated on May 3 in all three campuses of Bhavan’s Public School to mark the fundamental principles of press freedom. The theme for the day was ‘Critical minds for critical Times’.

Keeping the same message in mind, special assembly was conducted in which students spoke about the importance of the day and also portrayed the young reporters from the mainstream newspapers who highlighted the collective responsibility to assess the status of press and to uphold the Right to Freedom of Expression by their press conference.

Principal M P Philip entreated the students to stand for the right to truth and to counter misinformation by being proactive inselecting reliable and accountable news and to pay homage to the journalistswho had to pay a high toll for the expression of truth.